Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-27

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Ot<sCC news.
ANDRoscoGGIN.
Ei'ERAoRE FALLS. - Our corresponden,
writes, apr. 20: The village schools com.
II. eheso Monday with good attendance
lne loiiowlng teachers have charge of the
W depar.ments II. R. Durham of
C"a'er'iiie, High School; Miss Susie I.
uordon OF Livermore, Grammar: Miss Nshoi
Lamb, Intermediate Mrs. George Cbandls,
Urinary The prospects for pleasan, and
prontable term are very promising NJ
george +. Dame, Superintendent of ,bs
naiiway Mail Service of New England. ana
1ost Of1ce Inspector Chase, passed throngh
here last week en- route for Earminpton ON
ohciai business. = Rev. j. l. Hill
preached his farewell sermon at the Ne,bo-
dlst church last Sunday During the two
years he has been here. Mr.. Hill has heen n
earnest worker and many conversions have
oeen the result of his labors.-Tbe ice haIo,r
the dam in the Androscoggin at this nlaoa
went out Friday night Mr.. W. A. Mason
recently purchased pair of horses in Lew
istons The price paid vas about s2OO.-Thare
was no special observance of Fast Day in
tne churches IN this place.-Mr. Israel Pom.
piiiy OF Auburn. was in town last week look
lng aIter horses.-Mr. c. R Thompson OF
,ay' mas purchased thoroughbred bull of
Mr.. Gilbert Underwood of Fayette. This
.ouii Is fourteen months old and weighs $50
pounds.-Among some of the largest suh
scrlptlons which have been secured toward.
the one thousand dollars necessary TO maxi
the bridge free at this place, we enumerata
the following: +. S. Richmond. 800; I'm
Oagog Pulp Co., 500; Judge Knapp, $50:
>. 4. Perkins, $50; c. r. Noyes of Boston
sou; ). Z. Bean, S25; A. d. Brown, S25
Mr. FRANK Richmond, who recently took
charge Of East Livermore poor farm. lost a
horse Sunday, valued at tl75.
FRANKLIN.
FARMINGToN.--Our correspondent writes
April 20: Prof. Warner, Miss Hortie Merrill
and Mrs. Purington, teachers in the Normal
school, visited Miss Bell in New HAMPSHIRE
MISS Bell was teacher in the Normal two
years ago. and was liked BY every one. but
mad to resign on account of her health. She
Il not expected to live but a short time i
Samuel Campbell died suddenly Friday morn.
log, aged 70 years.-Edgar Lidstone. of the
hrm OF Mitchell, Lidstone & Co., is at home
sick.-J. Ames bought out the eating saloon
of Dresser's this week.-A corporation meet
ing was held Thursday night to see what ac
ton would be taken as to putting in water
works. But no decision was reached
Waldron Marbles youngest son was bitten
by dog on the face. 1t will disfgure
him.-The ice has broken up in the Sandy
river.
LINCOLN.
ALNA-Our correspondent writes April 25 |
Alden Hilton of this town had a COW which |
had been fattened for beef, but on examina-
ton showed signs of disease. Mr. H. had the
animal butchered, and refused to sell the
beef even at very low price.-Capt. Josiah
Sawyer was seen narrowing few DAYS ago
1t might be well to add that he was narrowing
away the snowdrifts, and endeavoring to open
road which leads to his home-Three
lighters came up the river SATURDAY. for load,
of lumber to make the first trips of the sea-
son Walter Hilton of this town went to
Boston last week with four Maine horses for
the market of the Hub.-Mrs Susan Ersk kline,
widow of the late Capt. Hartley Erskne, is
quite ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs |
Abbe Aver The present freshet proved too
strong for the anchor of Capt. r. c. Jones
lighter, as she lay achorsd at the bend. and |
she commenced drifting down river Friday
night. Mr.. Jones was notified and his son
and hired man launched boat and started in |
pursuit and succeeded in boarding her before |
she received any damage.
SOMERSET
FAIRFIELD. - Our correspondent writes
April 26: The g. A R. fair was a great sue |
cess; they will clear over $400.-The Rebec- |
ca Lodge had a supper and fair Tuesday
evening.-The ice went out SUNDAY. The |
water is very high and still rising The
Universalist society have a Mavbasket Ball |
May Sd, in the Pavilion, which will be a
very nice affair.-Village schools began Mon
day with the same teachers as last wear w |
j. Bunker Is in town, tn guest of his sister, |
Mrs. w. G. Rice.-Mrs. B. G Foss and
daughter returned on Friday from Washing
ton, D. c., where they have been spending
the winter.-E. P. Kenrick is grading hs lot
on Maine street.-Chas Kelley has purchased
lot Of H. F. Burgess, aud is to build a
house.
NORRIDaEwoCK Our correspondent writes
April 25 The municipal officers of this town
have appointed DR.. Fred Z. Varnev. Henry
Murphy and c. A. Harrington as local
board of health.-Cullen Ward has sold the
house which he built last summer to Frank
E. futile. 1t is expected that he will build
another soon.-Abion H. Mace has moved
his carriage making business from his prem
ises to the I. c. Mosher shop near the grange
store.-The ice left the Kennebec Friday. 1t
was much weaker than it usually is at the
time of breaking up. Last year it left April |
l6.-Fred A. Spaulding opens a drug store
here this week.
WALDO.
FREEDOM. - Our correspondent writes |
April %: Nathaniel Mcfarland had the frame
of the large barn he is building raised the |
20th.-Abert Cunningham has recently |
opened a harness shop in the village 1t is
stated that Messrs. Bryant and Lamson have
completed an arrangement for engaging in
the manufacture of clothing. They will fur |
nsh employment for those who desire it at !
their homes as well as in the factorv.-Mrs. !
Geo. Gowen had a paralytic shock the 10Th
Her condition has improved somewhat, and 1t
is hoped that she may recover Miss Minnie !
Written of Montville has engaged to teach |
the summer term of the village school The |
spring term of Freedom Academy will close
this week Miss Jennie A Johnson has en-
gagged to teach the summer term of school in |
the Howard district in Montvile. Hiram |
Harding of Unity died the 20th He was
about 60 years Of age.-Thomas Thompson I
of Montvile, aged about 70 years, died the
22d.-F. l.. Drew, of Bangor Theological |
Seminary, preached his farewell sermon at
the Congregational church Yesterday. His |
place is to be supplied by another student
from the Seminary.-Mr. Merithew, who |
carries the mail on the route from here To
Belfast lost a horse Saturday 1t is stated /
that Jas A. Leighton has disposed of the
mail route from here to Thorndike to Daniel !
Hustus Mrs. Lottie Vose has returned after
an absence of several weeks visiting her